Black 2 and White 2 Join Avenue: Join Avenue - Introduction | It does exactly what it says on the tin!

Join Avenue!

Making a debút in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Join Avenue centralises itself around the communication and wireless aspect of the games. Beginning as an empty route, Join Avenue will grow the more you connect your game with others, such as through Wi-Fi, C-Gear and InfraRed, eventually growing into a blossomed route full of shops opened up by those you have interacted with. This will be done automatically, so you don't have to worry when you're linked with somebody.

Once you have communicated with a few other games, you will start to notice the trainer sprite of that game wandering down Join Avenue. Talking to them will result in them revealing that they are looking to open a store; giving them encouragement in return will result in them opening a store dependant on which statement they give out. The statement they give out is dependant on their Trainer ID, unfortunately we do not currently know how it is so, and the items that they will sell will depend on the game from which they come from (so if you interacted with a trainer using a Black cart, he will only sell items under the category "Black"). There are eight possible slots for shops, although you can have as many of each as you like (so you don't have to have them all, you could have eight Lottery stores if you're lucky enough..);

Shop

Phrase

Beauty Salon

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to make people's Pokémon more beautiful.

Fitness

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to train people's Pokémon and make them strong.

Nursery

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to spend my days helping Pokémon Eggs hatch.

Mart

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to collect a lot of things and surprise everyone.

Florist

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to help everyone relax with beautiful flowers.

Café

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to make delicious meals for Pokémon and make them happy.

Antique

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to collect unique items and surprise everyone!

Raffle

If I were to make my dream come true on this avenue... I would want to make everyone excited.

Once you have installed a store and it has opened up for business, you will be able to buy items from that store, but only one of each item per day. You will also find, as you browse through our pages, that certain items will only be sold to you once you have 'levelled' your store up, along with certain rewards you will gain for increasing your Join Avenue rank. Once you have beaten the Elite Four, and opened a store up, you will start to find characters wandering down the Join Avenue looking for a particular store as expressed in their desires. Guiding them to the correct store will increase the popularity of your Avenue, and for every 10 characters you correctly guide to that shop will the shop itself increase by a level. In addition to offering out better items, you will also get an increasing discount on the items as you level that store up, by a 1% per level increased, up until a maximum discount of 40%. So if you, say, have a store on Level 20, you'll receive a 20% discount on your items.

Aiding a visitor to your game to the store they want to be at will usually increase the popularity points of your Join Avenue by either 100 or 200 points, however if you are lucky enough to have a Gym Leader visit you, and you successfully guide them to the shop they want to be at, they will give out up to 1,000 points, so it is well worth keeping your eyes peeled for them. If you help a fan, as opposed to another character/player, they will give out only 75% of the normal popularity points, although this is still enough to keep you going despite being more tiresome..

Please find below a table of the phrases that will be given out, along with the store(s) that they want to be guided across to and the amount of points they will reward you with. They may also talk to you about the trainer who opened the shop, which may be trickier to figure out which store they want to be at, however. Certain phrases will have more than one store that they will be happy visiting, just take them to one of the relevant stores and they should give you the points you deserve;

Store

Points

Phrase

Raffle Shop

100

I want to get excited about something!

Raffle Shop

100

I want to win prizes.

Antique Shop

Beauty Salon

100

I want to make my Pokémon more beautiful.

Fitness

100

I want to train my Pokémon to make it strong.

Mart

100

I want to buy a lot of items that only Trainers can use!

Florist

100

I want to get Berries.

Antique Shop

200

I want to find a rare treasure.

Café

200

I want my Pokémon to eat a delicious meal.

Nursery

100

I want to hatch an Egg.

Mart

100

I want to go shopping!

Florist

Antique Shop

Fitness

100 - 200

I want to find a service that makes my Pokémon great!

Beauty Salon

Café

Nursery

Raffle Shop

200

I want to get a good deal.

Mart

Antique Shop

Beauty Salon

200

I want to go to a place where Pokémon are.

Fitness

Café

Florist

200

I want to go to a shop with a country look.

Café

Mart

200

I want to go to a flashy shop.

Raffle Shop

Beauty Salon

200

I want to go to a cute shop.

Nursery

Fitness

200

I want to go to a shop with a cool and mature look.

Antique Shop

Raffle Shop

200

Is there a place where I can test my intuition?

Antique Shop

Beauty Salon

200

I want to see the craftsmanship of a person in a shop.

Café

Mart

200

Is there a place where I can enjoy window shopping?

Florist

Florist

200

Is there a place where I can be less stressed?

Fitness

Café

Raffle Shop

200

Is there a place where I can warm up?

Fitness

Antique Shop

200

Is there a place where I can lounge around?

Florist

Café

Florist

200

Is there a place where I can relax?

Café

Nursery

Raffle Shop

200

Is there any place where boys will be thrilled?

Fitness

Mart

Beauty Salon

200

Is there any place where girls will be thrilled?

Café

Nursery

As explained above, your Avenue will increase in rank dependant on the points you gain in reward for guiding the visitors to their desired store. The increase in rank will also bring you rewards, such as eventually being able to personalise the Join Avenue name to your own desire. The points given below are the amount of points needed to gain from the level before it, not in total.